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… Weight-Bearing Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones On this page: Overview Overview Doing weight-bearing exercises throughout your life can help you prevent … your bones will start to thin. Some weight-bearing exercise is aerobic, such as walking, jogging, climbing, and …
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… Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Range-of-Motion Exercises On this page: Overview … idiopathic arthritis (JIA) must do regular range-of-motion exercises to prevent contractures and to maintain joint … need to move the child's joints through the range-of-motion exercises. This is called passive range of motion. The adult …
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… Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler Actionset Overview A dry powder … Asthma in Children Asthma in Teenagers and Adults COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Current … Asthma in Children Asthma in Teenagers and Adults COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Current …
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… High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet Actionset Overview The DASH diet focuses … can or jar, be sure to choose low-sodium varieties. Or even better, make them yourself from fresh ingredients. Be … to try and try again before they reach their goals. If you feel like giving up, don't waste energy feeling bad about …
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… Cardiac Rehabilitation: Monitoring Your Body's Response to Exercise On this page: Overview Overview … There are several ways to measure your body's responses to exercise and other lifestyle changes. You may want to keep … your heart is beating) and muscular strain (how much you feel the exertion in your muscles). Blood pressure If you …
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… GnRH-A Therapy? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 Your Feelings 4 Your Decision 5 Quiz Yourself 6 Your Summary Get … My doctor talked to me about my options. She told me that using birth control pills and ibuprofen would be the best … pain before and during my periods was so bad, I couldn't exercise. I am an active person, and the pain was really …
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… Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler Actionset Overview A … medicine in as many breaths as you need. Doctors recommend using a spacer with most metered-dose inhalers. This is even … without closing your lips over it. This method may be better for getting the medicine into your lungs. But some …
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… Therapy (HT)? 1 Get the Facts 2 Compare Options 3 Your Feelings 4 Your Decision 5 Quiz Yourself 6 Your Summary Get … linked to aging. Eat a heart-healthy diet, get regular exercise, don't smoke, and limit caffeine, alcohol, and … on this decision. Show which way you are leaning right now. Using HT NOT using HT Leaning toward Undecided Leaning …
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… Eye Problems: Using Eyedrops and Eye Ointment Actionset Overview Many eye … an eye infection, do not wear contact lenses while you are using eyedrops or eye ointments unless your doctor has told … do not use the same medicine to treat a different problem. Using eyedrops To use eyedrops , follow these tips: For …
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Using Tracking to Support Your Activity Goals On this page: … of ways. If you like, you can try: Keeping a notebook or using a tracking form. You can write daily entries about your activity. Using a step counter or wearable device. Step counters or …